I asked myself to do something difficult – so difficult that is was inevitable that I would not be able to fulfil the promise. It sounded simple – post here everyday. It sounded easy and it sounded like a good thing to do for myself. But I set myself up to fail. To commit to […]

I’ve been thinking about poetry again. My Tuesday night conversation with my poetry group reminded me that long ago I had brainstormed a number of questions about poetry. They’ve waited a long time for some kind of answers. It’s time to bring them back into the light. From my notebooks: how to get poetry out […]

Due to a power failure on Tuesday night that extended into Wednesday evening I did not post for two of my self-promised days. So here we go: 12 Tuesday I brainstormed with poets, sharing words of encouragement and exploration. We wondered about the writing of poetry, the rhythm, cadence, sound, word choice and intention. We […]

It’s been alternating between sun, cloud and rain – and it’s been fairly warm. Some plants are starting to wake up. I saw these daffodils starting their slow ascent and felt encouraged. Here spring can come early and has a way of encouraging me. Last year things were similar and then it snowed in February […]

The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself. ~ Carl Sagan I started a painting years ago and couldn’t finish. It turns out I was painting the wrong thing. The image below is the top third of the almost finished piece. Full image […]

And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s […]

The world exists as you perceive it. It is not what you see but how you see it. It is not what you hear but how you hear it. It is not what you feel but how you feel it.—Rumi (1207-1273), 13th Century Persian poet and Islamic scholar I found the above quote online when […]

    Finally a day of sun! It made all the difference to how we were feeling and definitely took the edge off the pandemic gloom. The sun reminded me of a sculpture I had made of  heart-shaped driftwood, air dry clay and mirrors – technically speaking there was also found wood, acrylic ink and […]

I was looking through words and scraps of paper I had stored away and found these two unfinished watercolour experiments. I thought what will become of them? Then I asked what is it about these bits that inspires me, makes me smile, makes me see potential? I believe 2021 will be a quest to answer […]